Do you
remember “ABSCAM”….when a Senator and several Congressmen were convicted of taking bribes??? Well there is a new tape out of Congressman John Murtha and his encounter with the FBI….very interesting.
To read
the article and watch the clip go to:
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10427
For more than 26 years, Congressman
John P. "Jack" Murtha (D-Penn.) has not been truthful about his involvement in Abscam, court records and the complete video
of his meeting with the FBI show.
Murtha has repeatedly maintained
his innocence in the Abscam sting operation, even as recently as this year. However, his November 20, 1980 testimony in the
trial of Congressmen Frank Thompson (D-N.J.) and John Murphy (D-N.Y.) and the FBI's complete undercover video of his January
7, 1980 meeting with its agent and informant reveal a man showcasing his political influence and apparently tempted to take
a $50,000 bribe. On the tape, Murtha appears eager to arrange his own, long-term deal with the supposed representatives of
Arab sheiks, and to cut out Thompson and Murphy. His testimony reveals that after his January 7 meeting, he looked into helping
the sheiks enter the country, rather than contacting the FBI or the Ethics Committee, of which he was a member. Through the
years, Murtha has maintained that he only met with the FBI agents to discuss investments in his district. His testimony, the
video, and the cases of other congressmen snared in Abscam suggest that "investments in the district" was a common Abscam
defense for those accused of bribery.
Stephanopoulos to Murtha:
"Democrats are worried about
your leadership"
Congressman John Murtha was questioned this morning by Sunday morning talk show host George Stephanopoulos
regarding his announcement Friday that he is again campaigning for House Majority Leader. Stephanopoulos said Democrats are
worried about his leadership. The reason? Murtha's questionable ethics.
Stephanopoulos cited ABSCAM and tens of millions of Defense contract dollars going to the KSI lobbying firm
of Murtha's brother as reason for Democrats' concern.
>>>read the entire article http://www.bootmurtha.com/MurthaUpdates/OCT2006/10-01-06.htm#stephy
You don't know Jack (CRAP).
